ADELITAS

Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty
A group of rebel women and girls practice their shooting skills during the Mexican Revolution. 1911.

I have always been -and still am- amazed by the Adelitas that followed and fought with the revolutionary army during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920.
Interesting that we’re having a controversy over including women in the draft.
The Adelitas volunteered.

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